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Online shoppers to get two-week right of return

...members of the European Parliament. In a vote on Thursday, the new Consumer Rights Directive was passed by 615 votes to 16, with 21 abstentions... Read more

24 June, 2011 by David Meyer

Tablet data roaming sees 1,000-fold mark-ups

...The consumer rights group Which has released a study of data-roaming rates for... Read more

21 April, 2011 by David Meyer

Small businesses protest upcoming EU e-commerce law

Upcoming EU consumer-rights legislation could harm small businesses that sell goods over the internet... Read more

15 April, 2011
Net neutrality ignores business users

Net neutrality ignores business users

The net neutrality debate's focus on consumer rights and intellectual property neglects the complex issues for business users, says... Read more

7 January, 2011 by Nick White

German court threatens Facebook with privacy changes

...itself has not yet said what its next move will be, the consumer rights group whose suit brought on the ruling — the Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband, or... Read more

8 March, 2012

Government to review access to internet porn

...to take part to discuss the issues raised. There are many legal, consumer rights and technical issues that would need to be considered before any... Read more

20 December, 2010 by Ben Woods

EU sweep cleans up dodgy electronics sites

...or 'sweep', aimed to identify electronics sites that displayed misleading information on consumer rights, incorrect prices and missing trader contact details. The sweep involved national... Read more

17 September, 2010 by Tom Espiner
Help I Crashed My Car 1.3

Help I Crashed My Car 1.3

...to Look for in a Quality Auto Body Shop, and what your Consumer Rights are after you have been in an accident. Help I Crashed... Read more

14 May, 2012
Get2Know Business Lite: Foundations 1.0

Get2Know Business Lite: Foundations 1.0

...spending, monetary policy, fiscal policy, inflation, taxation, exchange rates, trade, legal structures, consumer rights, social change, responsibilities and ethics.Using Get2Know Business Foundations and Business... Read more

12 March, 2012
Get2Know Business: Foundations 1.0

Get2Know Business: Foundations 1.0

...spending, monetary policy, fiscal policy, inflation, taxation, exchange rates, trade, legal structures, consumer rights, social change, responsibilities and ethics.Using the Get2Know Business Foundations:Learn... Read more

1 March, 2012
Fred Beans Vehicle Assist 1.1

Fred Beans Vehicle Assist 1.1

...to Look for in a Quality Auto Body Shop, and what your Consumer Rights are after you have been in an accident. Fred Beans Vehicle... Read more

11 February, 2012
iShopWA 1.0.1

iShopWA 1.0.1

...fading or getting lost. Shop with confidence, knowing that you have your consumer rights in your pocket. iShopWA has been developed for shoppers in Western... Read more

10 February, 2012
Management System Discussion of Electronic Commerce Security

Management System Discussion of Electronic Commerce Security

...system, infringement of network intellectual property, malicious falsehood, phishing, network crime and consumer rights and interests protection. These problems influence the development confidence of electronic... Read more

1 January, 2012
Collision Clinic 1.2

Collision Clinic 1.2

...to Look for in a Quality Auto Body Shop, and what your Consumer Rights are after you have been in an accident. Collision Clinic even... Read more

27 October, 2011
MyMoneyBack 1.0

MyMoneyBack 1.0

...applications do not have enjoyed as a aepseutoeoeseoui to stock up on consumer rights from now on.I would like to inform you all that... Read more

27 October, 2011

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